India vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction: IND vs SA 1st Test Schedule, Who will Win

India vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction: India will be up against South Africa in the First Test which starts on Tuesday (December 26).

The Boxing Day Test will be the first of the two-match series and the Indian team will be hoping to start off with a positive result.

India vs South Africa - IND vs SA 1st Test Schedule

Match Date, Time and Venue: The 1st Test match between India and South Africa will start at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from Tuesday (December 26) and will continue till Saturday (December 30). The match will start at 1:30 pm IST/ 8 am GMT.

Live Stream and Telecast: The 1st Test Match between India and South Africa will be telecast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. The Indian viewers can stream the match live through the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

India vs South Africa Head to Head in Tests

India and South Africa have played 42 Tests, with India winning 15 of them while South Africa won 17 Tests. The remaining 12 matches have ended as a draw.

The last series between these two countries was played in 2022 and the Proteas won the series 2-1 despite losing the first Test. The onus will be on Rohit Sharma and his team to get a decent result in this series, as they have never won a Test series in South Africa.

India vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction: IND vs SA 1st Test Who will Win

It will be a huge challenge for India to step up and register a decent result against South Africa in their own backyard, especially in the Test format. India have never won a test series and Rohit Sharma and his troops will be diligently motivated to turn things around.

India have been in the WTC Finals in the last two cycles, and it will be a massive boost for them if they can get a positive result in the first Test against the Proteas. With the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other top stars back in the fold, the visitors will be quite confident of a good performance in Centurion.

South Africa have had their ups and downs in the Red Ball cricket but will take confidence from their long-term success over India in Tests. In the last Test series, they won against the West Indies, but India challenge will be a tougher one.

There is also a rain prediction on the first day of the Test which may see a complete washout. Hence effectively we may have a match affected by rain and may have far less action than allotted over the five days.

In terms of prediction, we believe it will be a closely contested match, but expect India to just edge past South Africa, but it may end up in a draw.